Newton County, Indiana

Newton County, Indiana
Newton County, Indiana
County
	Newton County Courthouse in Kentland
	Location in the state of Indiana
	Indiana's location in the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°57′N 87°24′W / 40.950°N 87.400°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Organized	February 7, 1835
Abolished	1839
Re-organized	December 8, 1859
Named for	Sgt. John Newton
County seat	Kentland
Largest town	Kentland; (population and total area)
Incorporated; Municipalities	Five Towns Brook; Goodland; Kentland; Morocco; Mount Ayr;
Government
• Type	County
• Body	Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Kyle Conrad (1st)
• Commissioner	Timothy Drenth (2nd)
• Commissioner	Mickey Read (3rd)
Area
• County	403.44 sq mi (1,044.9 km2)
• Land	401.76 sq mi (1,040.6 km2)
• Water	1.68 sq mi (4.4 km2)
• Metro	10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
• Rank	43rd largest county in Indiana
• Region	2,726 sq mi (7,060 km2)
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2020)
• County	13,830
• Estimate (2023)	13,960
• Rank	82nd largest county in Indiana
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
• Region	819,537
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Codes	46310, 46349, 46381, 47922, 47942-43, 47948, 47951, 47963, 47978
Area code	219
Congressional district	4th
Indiana Senate district	6th
Indiana House of Representatives districts	15th and 19th
FIPS code	18-111
GNIS feature ID	0450376
Interstate and U.S. Routes
State Routes
Airport	Kentland Municipal
Waterways	Iroquois River – Kankakee River
Website	www.newtoncounty.in.gov
	Indiana county number 56; Second county in Indiana to bear this name; Youngest county in Indiana;

Demographics (2010)^[1]
Demographic	Proportion
White	96.2%
Black	0.4%
Asian	0.3%
Islander	0.0%
Native	0.3%
Other	2.8%
Hispanic (any race)	5.0%

Newton County is a county located near the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 13,830. This county is part of Northwest Indiana as well as the Chicago metropolitan area.^[2] The county seat is Kentland.^[3] The county is divided into 10 townships which provide local services.^[4]^[5]

^ U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010, Table DP-1, 2010 Demographic Profile Data. U.S. Census website. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
^ "Newton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^ "Find a County – Newton County, IN". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ "Newton". Indiana Township Association. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ "Duties". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.

[USCB-DP1-1] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010, Table DP-1, 2010 Demographic Profile Data. U.S. Census website. Retrieved June 29, 2014.

[2] "Newton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

[3] "Find a County – Newton County, IN". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

[township-association-4] "Newton". Indiana Township Association. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

[trustee-duties-5] "Duties". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.

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